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Reading and Writing Poetry — LIT4313.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Dumanis
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Credits: 4
Students will examine the choices other writers make in their work, through reading a range of selections in contemporary and 20th-century poetry. We will also devote time to discussions of prosody, poetic form, and structure. We will then examine the choices we ourselves make in our work and turn in a new poem every week, each generated through an assignment or prompt.
Literature

Reading and Writing the Natural World — LIT4133.01

Spring 2016
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Credits: 4
John Burroughs wrote that “Until science is mixed with emotion and appeals to the heart and imagination, it is like dead organic matter; and when it is so mixed and so transformed, it is literature.”  Using this directive, students would be asked to document their own observations of the natural world; field notes and almanac will serve as raw material from which to
Environment Literature

Reading and Writing Travel — LIT4265.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Ben Anastas
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Credits: 4
In her poem “Questions of Travel,” Elizabeth Bishop writes, Should we have stayed at home and thought of here? / Where should we be today? / Is it right to be watching strangers at play / In this strangest of theaters? This is the lament of every traveler, and the restlessness of these lines speaks directly to the literary practice we call ‘travel writing.’ We
Literature

Reinventing Radio — MSR2118.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Thom Loubet
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Credits: 2
With the development of the podcast and online radio, audio documentary has made a major resurgence in popular culture.  This course will explore the basic skills and techniques required to tell stories through sound.  Along with the technical tools required, the focus will be learning how audio production can enhance communication with an audience.  Topics
Music

Religion in Global Politics — POL4206.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
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Credits: 4
Contrary to the expectations of modernization and secularization theories, religion is a resilient and resurgent influence in contemporary politics and governance, both locally and internationally. This course explores the intricate and interdependent relationships between religion and politics across the globe. Readings, lectures, discussions and assignments will examine basic
Society Culture and Thought

Renaissance and Reformation — HIS2110.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Eileen Scully
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Credits: 4
This course is a survey of the cultural, social, and religious movements that transformed Europe between 1350 and 1700. These revolutions in Western thought gave birth to the Enlightenment, and the intellectual outlook that still characterizes our culture today. Using primary source materials such as letters, literature, court records, and paintings, we examine large-scale
Society Culture and Thought

Robot Dreams: Artificial and Human Identities in Literature and Popular Culture — LIT2402.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Ben Anastas
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Credits: 4
In this course we will trace artificial intelligence (AI) in literature and film from the industrial revolution to the ‘hive mind’ of rave music and the age of the Internet. What is the proper response to the prospect of ‘dehumanization’, and to the absorption of individual identity into mass culture? In attempting to answer this question, writers and filmmakers often find
Literature

Saxophone — MIN4237.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
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Credits: 2
Study of saxophone technique and standard repertoire (jazz or classical), with an emphasis on tone production, dexterity, reading skills, and improvisation. This course is for intermediate-advanced students only. Corequisite: Must participate in Music Workshop (T 6:30pm-8:00pm)
Music

Scene Study/Modern Classics: Ibsen and Strindberg (CANCELED) — DRA4307.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
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Credits: 4
This is an advanced scene study class which will explore the canon of work by Ibsen and Strindberg. Students will be assigned scenes from this canon, and the class as a whole will read all of the plays being worked on during the term. Rehearsal techniques, character development and sensory exploration of these plays will be a large part of the focus for the actors in the class.
Drama

Science, Drama, and The Power of the Inquisitive Mind — DRA2259.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
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Credits: 4
“Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so” Galileo “To be or not to be, that is the question” Shakespeare How do the worlds of science and theater connect and what do they share? What is the role of the revolutionary thinker in society? We will study a variety of dramatic texts that look at these questions, exploring the nature of the inquisitive mind and
Drama

Seminar: Advanced Topics in Chemistry — CHE4276.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Janet Foley
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Credits: 2
This advanced seminar is an opportunity for students to explore chemical topics in more detail than in previous courses. Topics of student and faculty interest will be pursued mainly through reading the research literature with background from other sources as appropriate. Students will present articles and facilitate the discussions. Evaluation will be based on student
Science Mathematics and Computing

Senior Projects — ARC4109.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
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Credits: 4
This is an advanced studio class for students who have a proficient understanding of architectural concepts, history and theory.  Each student will develop a personal project. Students must submit a detailed proposal. Weekly readings will be assigned.
Visual Arts

Senior Projects — MPF4104.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Kitty Brazelton
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Credits: 2
Salon-style, seniors will meet to discuss advanced work, whether composition- and performance-related to senior concerts or other culminating work. Critical exchange and support between salon members is required, along with practical help in planning productions.
Music

Senior Projects in Dance — DAN4796.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
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Credits: 2
This is an essential course for seniors in dance involved in making work for performance this term. Attention is given to all of the elements involved in composition and production, including collaborative aspects. Students are expected to show their work throughout stages of development, complete their projects, and perform them to the public by the end of the term.
Dance

Senior Projects in Literature: —

Spring 2016
Instructor: Doug Bauer
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Credits: 4
For seniors working on special projects or senior theses. Each student will devote the term to completing the draft of a unified manuscript–typically 75 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction, 50 pages of criticism, 30 pages of poetry, or a lengthy translation project. Each week, the class will critique individual manuscripts-in-progress. Additionally, students might on

Senior Seminar in Society, Culture, and Thought II — SCT4751.02; section 2

Spring 2016
Instructor: Miroslava Prazak
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Credits: 4
This research seminar offers students the opportunity to conduct advanced work in social science in the form of an independent research project. For some students, this will be the first half of a year-long thesis that involves field work and/or the collection of data. For others, this will be a one-semester long project. For all students, however, the process in
Society Culture and Thought

Senior Seminar in Society, Culture, and Thought II — SCT4751.01; section 1

Spring 2016
Instructor: Carol Pal
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Credits: 4
This research seminar offers students the opportunity to conduct advanced work in social science in the form of an independent research project. For some students, this will be the first half of a year-long thesis that involves field work and/or the collection of data. For others, this will be a one-semester long project. For all students, however, the process in
Society Culture and Thought

Shakespeare: The Tragedies — LIT2217.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
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Credits: 4
We will read the major tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Antony Cleopatra; view important film productions; and read a range of historical and contemporary criticism. There will be exams, papers, and in-class conferences.
Literature

Silkscreen/Serigraphy Workshop — PRI2112.02

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Smoot
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Credits: 2
This course will focus on the basic technical processes of screen printing including, idea generation, image development, screen preparation, registration, paper handling, and printing multi-color prints. Through demonstrations and hands on experiences, students will complete a series of projects using various methods of creating stencils on screens including, direct block
Visual Arts

Site-Specific Improvisation — DAN2122.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Dana Reitz
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Credits: 2
In creating site-specific work, we will place ourselves attentively into particular environments and generate immediate composition. Our choice of location will activate scores and systems that explore the relationship between the body, architecture, and landscape. We will look at the properties of place, not only in a conceptually abstract way but also in an
Dance

Social Expectations for Japanese Children — JPN4117.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
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Credits: 4
This course is designed for students to learn Japanese through Japanese children’s books and animation.  In this course, students will read Japanese children’s books and watch Japanese animation that is based on children’s books to examine how Japanese children are expected to behave and communicate with others.  Students will also analyze cultural values in Japan,
Languages

Social innovation and entrepreneurship: Food and water edition — MOD2158.02

Spring 2016
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Credits: 1
Calling all food innovators, catalysts and designers: this three-week module is for students interested in the process of developing creative solutions and ventures in response to real societal needs. Specific areas of investigation and action will be driven by participant interest; topics and projects may include sustainable food production and land use, hunger, obesity, food
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

Social Issues in Japan Through Online News — JPN4119.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
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Credits: 4
The course is designed for students to deepen their understanding of Japanese language and culture through analysis of Japanese newspapers online and examination of Japanese articles from various contexts.  Students will practice various reading strategies, which will help them become independent learners.  Mass media is the reflection of a society and the mirror of a
Languages

Song for Ireland and Celtic Connections — MHI2251.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: John Kirk
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Credits: 2
Celtic history and music from Ireland, Scotland, Bretagne, Galatia, and Cape Breton will be experienced, studied, and performed using instruments and voices. We’ll find and cross the musical bridges between regions–from the ballads of Ireland, Scotland and Wales to the Alalas of Spain and dance tunes of Brittany. An end-of-term presentation will be prepared drawing on
Music

Sound in Site: Performance and Installation — MCO4702.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
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Credits: 4
This course is for students who want to create site-based performances and installations with an electronic or performative sound component. Throughout the semester, students will investigate relationships between sound and site, informed by their exploration of sonic materials, listening, site-visits and readings that address contemporary critical and conceptual issues related
Music Visual Arts